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Long Branch, New Jersey - 8 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Long Branch Public School District #22 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,995 per pupil, Long Branch Public School District ranks #159 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,494
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$26,995
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Long Branch Public School District operates 8 public schools serving 5,494 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,995 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.3% local, 55.1% state, and 10.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 81/100, ranked #22 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 435.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% White, 9.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center, with a diversity index of 53.2/100.
Its largest campus is Long Branch High School, enrolling 1,500 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Morris Avenue Elementry School, at 267 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Long Branch High School accounts for 27.3% of all Long Branch Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Long Branch Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Long Branch Public School District school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Long Branch Public School District school enrollment ranges from 267 students (lowest) to 1,500 students (highest), a spread of 1,233 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Long Branch Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Long Branch Public School District student-counselor ratio is 435:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Long Branch Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Long Branch Public School District is typically wider than the Long Branch Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Long Branch Public School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Long Branch Public School District?
Long Branch Public School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 5,494 students.
How much does Long Branch Public School District spend per student?
Long Branch Public School District spends $26,995 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #22 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Long Branch Public School District?
Long Branch Public School District students are 67.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% White, 9.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Long Branch Public School District?
Long Branch Public School District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #22 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.